Page 3 - Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s; ii
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s ii . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 4 - C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !; P r i o r t o I n s t a l l a t i o n :; Product Features
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! 1 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Congratulations on your purchase of a Velodyne VDR subwoofer system. This systemrepresents the state-of-the-art in home audio reproduction and will provide you with years oflistening pleasur...
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2 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l P l a c e m e n t The first step in installing your new VDR is to determine where it will be placed in the room.Unpack the system carefully and use the following guidelines in order to find the bestroom placement option. T...
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3 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Your new subwoofer is equipped with speaker-level and line-level inputs. Use the LINE LEVELjacks when connecting your subwoofer to a pre-amp, signal processor (such as LFE out),line-level crossover, or receiver with pre-am...
Page 7 - Figure 1 shows the connections on the rear panel of the VDR.; R e a r Pa n e l C o n n e c t i o n s
4 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Figure 1 shows the connections on the rear panel of the VDR. Following are brief descriptions of the connections described in Figure 1. More detail on theseconnections can be found on the next page. (1) LOW-PASS CROSSOVER ...
Page 8 - R e a r Pa n e l C o n n e c t i o n s - D e t a i l e d E x p l a n a t i o n s; L o w - P a s s C r o s s o v e r
R e a r Pa n e l C o n n e c t i o n s - D e t a i l e d E x p l a n a t i o n s 5 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l (8) SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUT Terminals Sends a crossed-over speaker-level signal to the front speakers. See below for a moredetailed explanation ...
Page 9 - ) have a “subwoofer out” jack that performs; I n t e r c o n n e c t C a b l e s
6 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l A W o r d A b o u t Yo u r R e c e i v e r ’ s C r o s s o v e r a n d t h e V D R C r o s s o v e r Your Velodyne VDR subwoofer is designed to operate using the full range audio signal for inputwhen using the built-in cro...
Page 10 - R e m o t e C o n t r o l; U s a g e
This section addresses usage of your VDR subwoofer. R e m o t e C o n t r o l The features of the VDR remote control are listed below. • POWER - This button forces your VDR unit into standby mode. The woofer will not play and the LED will turn off. The unit willremain in this mode until the POWER bu...
Page 11 - • PRESETS —; Provides the driving bass found in today’s rock music.
8 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l • PRESETS — There are four listening presets, consisting of Movies, R&B – Rock, Jazz – Classical, and Games. The presets provide the following characteristics forbass reproduction: Movies: Maximum output and impact for...
Page 13 - R e s t o r e D e f a u l t s
10 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Each preset has its own characteristics with respect to subsonic filter, volume differential anda single equalizer (EQ) in order to optimize the listening mode for the preset. The following table shows the settings for th...
Page 14 - The unit is protected against:; C a r e o f Yo u r S u b w o o f e r
11 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Your Velodyne subwoofer does not require any regular maintenance. Normal dusting or cleaningof the surface for appearance purposes is all that is required. We suggest you avoid any harshdetergents or chemicals when cleani...
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12 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s SPECIFICATIONS VDR-10 VDR-12 Woofer 10” (24.5 cm) forward firing 12” (30.5 cm) forward firing (8.2” piston diameter) (9.7” piston diameter) with vented pole piece with vented pole piece Amplifi...
Page 16 - V e l o d y n e P r o d u c t s; Signature Edition
13 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l V e l o d y n e P r o d u c t s Optimum Series Optimum-8 Optimum-10 Optimum-12 SMS™-1 SubContractor™ Series SC -1250 SC -10 SC -12 SC -15 SC -IW SC -IF/IC SC-600 Amp SC-600 IW SC-600 IF/IC VDR Series VDR - 10 VDR - 12 VMS...
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15 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m V D R S e r i e s U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. 345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408.465.2800 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.779.9208 service fax www.velodyne.com Service E - mail: [email protected] Product E - mail: [email protected] Tec...